Rutgers

Internet/radio: 6 p.m. Wednesday; ESPN3.com, WSCR-AM 670. Records: DePaul 10-9, 1-6 Big East; Rutgers 11-9, 3-4. Brian Hamilton 's quick look: Blue Demons, losers of five straight, are on yet another slow fade into oblivion. The issue is scoring, with DePaul failing to hit 60 points in two of last three. Rutgers has won two of three at home in Big East play.

"Oh, that my enemy would write a book," goes the old wish, coined by someone who knew there is no better way to expose fools than through their own words. It's an idea that deserves consideration from the college students and faculty unhappy with their schools' choice in commencement speakers. The usual response to such invitations is to demand that they be revoked. This year, critics cowed Brandeis into yanking its offer to anti-Islam activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Outrage at Rutgers prompted ...

Rutgers at DePaul TV/Internet: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; WSCR-AM 670, espn3.com. Records: Rutgers 13-15, 4-12 Big East, DePaul 7-21, 1-15. Shannon Ryan 's quick look: The Blue Demons have not won at home since Dec. 22 and will need to find a replacement for Cleveland Melvin's scoring and rebounding (out for season). Guard Brandon Young is coming off a 23-point performance in a loss to South Florida. Rutgers has lost eight of its last nine games.

Former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand said the school offered him a speaking engagement at its upcoming commencement and then withdrew the invitation. But Rutgers announced Tuesday that LeGrand indeed will speak at graduation on May 18. University president Robert Barchi said it was all a big misunderstanding. “Eric LeGrand will speak at our commencement and personally receive his degree from me as a representative of the Class of 2014,” Rutgers President...

The Sports Xchange Rutgers 28, Army 7 PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Gary Nova completed 14-of-17 passes for 123 yards, and threw a go-ahead 31-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Coleman in the fourth quarter to lift No. 23 Rutgers to a 28-7 victory over Army on Saturday. Rutgers (8-1) capped a tumultuous two-week period since losing to Kent State on Oct. 27 by offering a positive result for a New Jersey fan base that was impacted by Superstorm Sandy. The university held several initiatives to raise money...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two days after former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice backed out of delivering this year's commencement address at New Jersey's Rutgers University, the school said on Monday that former state Governor Thomas Kean would speak in her place. The selection of Rice, who was a key U.S. foreign policy adviser to President George W. Bush and a leading hawk in the run-up to the 2003 Iraq war, prompted protests by students and faculty. In...

Mississippi 80, Rutgers 67: Murphy Holloway had 17 points and 15 rebounds and the host Rebels went on a late 18-5 run to put away the Scarlet Knights in the SEC/Big East Challenge. Holloway, the reigning SEC Player of the Week, was among five players in double figures for the Rebels (6-0), who faced their first big-time competition this season. Junior college transfer Marshall Henderson scored 18 points and Reginald Buckner added 14 points and 11 rebounds. Rutgers (4-2)

NJ.com reports: Rutgers athletic director Julie Hermann told a journalism class that she thought it would be "great" if the financially troubled Newark Star-Ledger folded. Hermann has endured a rocky relationship with the Star-Ledger, New Jersey's largest newspaper, since becoming Rutgers' AD in May of 2013. In a statement, Rutgers said that Hermann's remarks "were in response to a broad array of student questions on a number of different subjects and were reflective of her own...

Seventh-seeded Rutgers rides a little momentum into its American Athletic Conference tournament opener against 10th-seeded South Florida on Wednesday at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. The Scarlet Knights' only two victories in their last nine games were against the Bulls, but Rutgers did push a pair of ranked teams in the regular season's final week. "We fought all season," senior forward J.J. Moore told The Star-Ledger after a 70-66 loss to Cincinnati on Saturday. "We had some bad games -...

(Updated: Deletes "Both" in GAME NOTEBOOK) Providence 76, Rutgers 72: Bryce Cotton led four players in double figures with 22 points as the surging Friars downed the host Scarlet Knights to win for the fifth time in six games. LaDontae Henton notched his second consecutive double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds for Providence (15-12, 7-8 Big East), which secured a first-day bye in the Big East tournament. Kadeem Batts added 14 points and eight boards while Vincent Council chipped in...

(Updated: CORRECTS South Florida FT and 3-point attempts in notes) Rutgers 72, South Florida 68: Kadeem Jack had 14 of his team-high 18 points in the second half as the Scarlet Knights slipped by the Bulls in the opening round of the AAC tournament in Memphis, Tenn. Myles Mack added 16 points and J.J. Moore had 13 points for seventh-seeded Rutgers (12-20), which will play second-seeded Louisville in Thursday's quarterfinals. Wally Judge added 15 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out with...

(Updated: Fixes Porter's rebound, block and steal totals in 2nd graph Recasts 2nd sentence in 3rd graph to eliminate Seagears Adds "Jerome" in 4th graph) No. 8 Georgetown 64, Rutgers 51: Otto Porter Jr. had 28 points and helped the Hoyas extend their win streak to 11 by shaking off the visiting Scarlet Knights in the second half. Porter Jr. got 15 of his points at the foul line and added eight rebounds, four steals and three blocks for the Hoyas (23-4, 13-3 Big East). He was the only Hoya in double...

Rutgers 24, Tulane 12: Brandon Jones had a fourth-quarter interception return and Brandon Coleman added a touchdown reception as the visiting Scarlet Knights handed the Green Wave their 11th consecutive loss. Jawan Jamison rushed for 112 yards and scored on a 46-yard run in the second quarter as Rutgers was victorious in Kyle Flood's debut as coach. Rutgers was leading 10-6 in the fourth quarter when Jones jumped a route to intercept a pass by Tulaneâs Ryan Griffin and returned it...

It has been a decade since Cincinnati claimed a conference championship, but that drought may come to an end Saturday afternoon as it visits reeling Rutgers. The Bearcats earned a pivotal 97-84 victory over Memphis on Thursday night and can secure at least a share of the American Athletic Conference title with a victory Saturday. Rutgers' difficult season continued Wednesday as it dropped a 69-63 decision to Connecticut. Guard Sean Kilpatrick led the Bearcats' offensive attack Thursday, erupting...

Rutgers will look to put its first loss of the season in its rear-view mirror Saturday when it hosts Army. The 20th-ranked Scarlet Knights, who suffered a 35-23 setback to Kent State on Oct. 27, have won the last eight meetings versus the Cadets. After Saturday's game, Rutgers will face three straight Big East opponents in 13 days - with a home date versus Louisville to potentially decide first place in the conference. Army's bread and butter comes from its running game as it boasts and FBS-best 375.4...

The Sports Xchange By Ken Davis, The Sports Xchange Napier leads No. 19 Connecticut to win over Rutgers STORRS, Conn. -- After guard Shabazz Napier had his final glorious moment in a Connecticut home uniform, and after the No. 19 Huskies won for the seventh time in eight games, UConn coach Kevin Ollie grabbed a microphone and thanked the crowd at Gampel Pavilion. Ollie then went one step further, saying the Huskies would return to their campus facility "in April...